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Brooke Goad
Brenna Johnson
5
Winner Southern Arkansas SAUSB 10-1
1
Fort Hays State FHSU 2-7
Winner
Southern Arkansas SAUSB
10-1
5
Final
1
Fort Hays State FHSU
2-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern Arkansas SAUSB 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 12 2
Fort Hays State FHSU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1

W: Taylor, Victoria (7-0) L: Clarke,Carrie (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | By: Darian Harris

#5 Southern Arkansas tops Fort Hays State, 5-1, in extra innings at the UAM 8-State Classic on Saturday

MAGNOLIA, Ark. | The Southern Arkansas softball team picked up an extra-inning victory, 5-1 in nine innings against Fort Hays State at the UAM 8-State Classic on Saturday.
 
TEAM RECORDS
#5 Southern Arkansas Lady Muleriders (10-1)
Fort Hays Tigers (2-7)
 
PITCHING DECISIONS
W- Victoria Taylor (7-0)
L- Carrie Clarke (0-2)
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Both teams remained scoreless until the fifth inning before Meleya Belden registered her first career hit with a solo homerun to put SAU on top, 1-0.
  • Fort Hays came back to tie the game at 1-all in the bottom of the fifth. A lead-off hit-by-pitch put Jeni Mohr on base to start that inning. Following a sacrifice bunt from Ashley Beavers that safely advanced Mohr to second, Bailey Kennedy singled to plate Mohr.
  • The score remained tied through the next three innings to send the game into extras before the SAU bats awoke in the top of the ninth.     
  • Brooke Goad broke the tie with a 2-run blast to left-centerfield that plated Yulissa Hinojosa who previously drew a walk.
  • In that same inning, Maddie Dow reached base on a hit before she was batted in by a 2-out single from Monica Islava. The last of SAU's runs came on another single off the bat of Megan Godoyo that plated Jill Roye that gave the Lady Muleriders a fairly comfortable lead going into the bottom of the ninth.
  • The Tiger offense couldn't rally back as they stranded one runner on base in the ninth to close out the game with a 5-1 victory for Southern Arkansas.
 
 
 
FOR SAU
  • Starting Pitcher, Victoria Taylor picked up the win in the circle and pitched all nine innings for the Lady Muleriders striking out nine and allowing only one run on six hits.
  • Goad led the offense with a pair of RBI's on a homerun and one run scored.
  • Islava had 3-for-4 effort at the dish and one RBI.
  • Roye was 2-for-4 with a run scored.
  • Belden and Godoyo each collected an RBI on a pair of hits.
 
 
 
 
FOR THE OPPOSITION
  • Carrie Clarke took the loss in the circle for the Tigers giving up five runs on 11 hits including a pair of homeruns in eight innings pitched.
  • Kennedy lead the Tiger offense with a 2-for-4 effort at the plate and an RBI.
  • Four other Tigers registered a hit.
 
 
 
UP NEXT: The Lady Muleriders will return to action tomorrow and conclude play in the UAM 8-State Classic with a 1 p.m. start against Missouri Southern State University.
 
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